Effect Of High Power Laser Therapy On Radiotherapy Induced Trismus In Head And Neck Cancer Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 44
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- mouth opening
研究概览
简要总结
this study Randomized controlled study will be conducted to study (the effect of high power laser therapy on radiotherapy induced trismus in head and neck cancer patients).
the study group will receive high power laser therapy in combination with conventional tempromandibular joint exercises.
the control group will receive conventional tempromandibular joint exercises.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •head and neck cancer patients who complain of decreased mouth opening and received or receiving radiotherapy.
- •patients who complain from pain and inflammation in the tempromandibular joint due to radiotherapy.
- •radiotherapy should be above 40 GY.
- •patient ages between 20 to 65 years old.
排除标准
- •patients with poor general health.
- •patients with difficulties in filling questionnaire.
- •patients who are complaining of other tempomandibular problems other than trismus such as (disc discplacement and trumatic mandibular fractures.
研究组 & 干预措施
experimental group
study group receive high power laser therapy in combination with conventional tempromandibular joint exercises.
干预措施: high power laser therapy (Device)
control group
control group receive traditional tempromadibular joint exercises.
干预措施: high power laser therapy (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
mouth opening
时间窗: one month (4 weeks)
verneir caliper
pain level
时间窗: one month (4 weeks)
visual analogue scale
次要结局
- quality of life improvement(one month (4 weeks))
研究者
Amira Hassan Abdel Twab Hussein
doctor of physical therapy
Cairo University